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THB NEWS-HBRALJDmESTABLISHED 1837.HILLSBORO, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1914.VOL. 78. NO. 49WORK DONEON HOSPITALDEAT.H 0f0HNC0NARD MQflJ QUESTION .PROBLEMS OFMETHODIST REVIVALSTATE ARMORYFOR HILLSBOROProminent Citizen Dies After Lingering IllnessWas AnOld Soldier.SECOND ROUND PUBLIC SCHOOLSStarted Sunday With Good AttendanceCottage Pra y e rMeetings a Feature.HeatingSystemlnstalled andPlumbing and ElectricWiring CompletedDESCRIPTION OF ROOMSAnd Arrangements For Accommodation of Patients as Explained by President of Company, S. Kincaid.A representative of the Nbws-IIkuALDhad the privilege Tuesd ly of goingthrough the hospital building andhaving pointed out to him the Improvements and the work being donethere. Steward Kincaid, president oftho Corapaoy( accompanied him andvery kindly informed him in regard toail the details of the work.A hot water heating system of tholatest and most improved plan has beenInstalled and the building can be comfortably heated In the most inclementweather.There will be five bath rooms Installed and hot and cold water atconvenient places on every floor. Several sanitary drinking fountains willalso b9 put in. Most of this work hasbeen done.The electric wiring for the buildingis almost completed and Is perfect inevery detail. Also there will be electric call bells-In every toom.Painters and plasterers were busyfinishing up their work, but it is hardlyprobable that the building will beready so that furniture and equipment can be put in place for a cuopleof weeks and probably not ready foruse for a month or six weeks.The walls of the halls both up stairsand down are painted a leather colorbrown about four feet from the floor ;from there to the celling a buff colorand the ceilings a cream color. Excellent judgment has been used In selecting the colors for the walls of thedifferent rooms for patients and all ofthem present an attractive appearance. The operating room Is on the secondfloor In the north west corner. In thisroom every thing 19 white The wallssix feet from the floor are of Keene'splaster tile and from there to the celling and the celling white plaster. Thefloor will be of white tile. All of thecorners In this room have been rounded; also where the celling and wallsJoin so that there will be no place fordirt to accummulate. Opening intoit is a room for the operating physician and his assistants, in which arewash stands with hot and cold water,thewater being turned on by pressureof the foot, and with many other conveniences for the physicians whenpreparing for operations. A room forthe nurses In which they will Tiave allof the necessary, articles for operationsalso opens into the operating room.The men's ward is on the first floor,the north east corner room. Thewomen's ward Is on the second floor,the middle room on the east side andadjoining it is the children's ward Inthe south-east corner. The roomWhich will be furnished by Mrs. W. B.Bobinson in honor of her father, Dr.William Hoyt, is in the north-eastcorner room ou the second floor. Theroom which Senator J. B. Foraker willfurnish is the south east corner roomon the first floor. The room of thehead nurse is at the north end of thehall on the second floor adjoining theoperating room.' The hospital will have ten prlvatsrooms for patients, Foraker memorialroom, Hoyt memorial room, men'sward, women's ward, children's ward,operating room, office and receptionroom, head nurse's room, dining room,kitchen, five bath rooms and two outdoor sleeping rooms.To one unfamiliar with hospitals itwould seem that excellent judgmentand good taste had been used in a 1 thearrangements and no expense sparedto. make this a model hospital.Death of Mrs. James Puckett.Mrs. James Puckett, aged 42 years,died at her home on S. High streetWednesday morning, She had beenlctt for two week with a complicationof diseases. The body will betaken toBuford Friday, where funeral services-will be held that afternoon at 1 o'clock: at the Christian church.Notice to Odd Fellows.. All members of Lafayette Lodge& a, I. O. O. F, are requested to beprewnt neit Monday nigh), March 16,y$M tlwre will be work in the First' dgrM, SkobbtabyJJohn Conard died at his home hereTuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock aftera lingering illness with dropsy, complicated with troubles arising from awound received In the Civil War.The funeral services will be heldFriday morning at II o'clock at theMethodist Church, conducted by Rev.Earl R Slutz and Dr. W. II. Shields ;interment in Hillsboro cemetery.Mr. Conard was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 30, 1837, and came to Hillsboro when a young man. lie enteredthe Union army shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War, enlisting inthe 12 O. V. I. lie was wounded atthe battle of Oloyd a Mountain in Vlrginia. He was shot through the chestthe bullets penetrating his lungs andcoming out his back. This wound always ga.ve him trouble and had to bedressed almost dally. He suilured thehjrrors of Llbby prison for fourmonthsOn September 28, 1869. he was married to Miss Ellen Chaney, who survives him.Shortly after the close of the war.Mr. Conard was employed in the service of the United States InternalRevenue Department and with theexception of four year , when he wasthe deputy county trearurer under E.O. Hetherlngton, continued in theservice until a few months before hisdeath.Mr. Conard was a man of high charecter and real worth, always standingfor those things which he believed tobe rignt. He was a faithful memberof.the Methodist church and for yearssang in the choir.mReal Estate Transfers.Allen Thomas to Lydia Ross, Liberty tp, lot, $1.Lydia Ross et al to Allen Thomas,Hillsboro, lot, $1.Allen-Thomas et al to BenjaminThomas, hillsboro, lot, $1.Ella Jackson to M. Irwin Dunlap,Madison tp, 147a, 81.Leonora Hopkins to Robert Hopkinset al, Danville, lot, $1.Dan L. Satterfleld sheriff to NelsonJames, Madison tp, lot, $7250.Catharine Layman to John Smith etal, Hamer tp, 2a, $200.Samuel J. Buck to W. R. Collier,Greenflold, Jot, $1.C. P. Luttrell to Troy Ware, Libertytp, 140a, $1.O. W. Shaw et al to E. C. Rector,Concord tp, 212a, $1.Daniel T. Partridge to C. E. CockerIll, Madison tp. 21.2a, $1.H. M. Fullerton to E. L. O'dell etal, Madison tp, 160a, $1.Joseph E. Cowman to Orvllle Cowman, Madison tp, 35a, $1.J. L. Caldwell to Henry Rowe, Madison tp, 66a, $1.W. K. Dunlap et al to Lee Otie Forneau et al, Greenfield, lot, $1J. L. Caldwell to M. Irwin Dunlap,Madison tp, 151a. $1.George W. Bruce to M. Irwin' Dunlap. Madison tp, 42a, $1.Ben Jamison to II. M. Gllllland,Fairfield tp, 63a, $1.Robert Hopk ns et al to B. F Davis,Danville, lot, $1.T. Frank Jones et al to Mary Ayres,Penn tp, 50a, $5966 81.Mary J. Ayres to D. H. Fox, Penntp, 50a, $5060 81.D. H. Fox to Frank McVey, Penntp, 50a, $8378 81.T. Frank Jones et al to Z. H. Careyet al, Penn tp, 80a, $5910.51.Z. H. Carey et al to Frank McVey,ienn ip, jua, svsu.Jacob O Wilklns to Sarah E. Workman, New Market tp, 9a, $400.John D Leaverton to Daniel T.Patridge, Penn tp, 78a, $1.Ora B. Yochum to J. H. Araey,Whiteoak tp, 10a, $1.Samuel Manifold to John D. Leaverton, Fairfield tp, la, $1.Nellie W Butler et al to Olive Cryteet al, Hillsboro, lot, $1.Olive Crute et al to John J. Crute,Liberty tp, 21a, $L ,W. II George to Samuel Manifold,Leesburg, lot, $1800.Amanda Hawk to John W. Sprinkle,Jackson & Scott tps, 40a, 500Mary A. Louderman to Acton Allemang, Fairfield tp, 71a, $1.Edward McQuitty to Nelson Glascock, Whiteoak tp, 5a, 81.Florence E. Williams et al exrs toS. K. Haslam et al 125 1, $7222 72 ,R. T. Clements to David Clements,Highland county, lot, $500. .Charles L. Yochum et al to Ora B,Yochum, Whiteoak tp, 82a, $1.Lewis O, Ballentine to ParthenaSanders, Highland, lot, 875Benjamin Walllngford to FrankBeard, nillsboro, lo , $75.Noah Winkle to George F. Winkle,Whiteoak and Eigle tps 10a, $200.George V. Brown to J M. Crozler,Union tp, 248a, 81.Referendum Petition Circulated by Light Companyfor Special ElectionCOUNCIL RECINDS ACTIONEmpowering Light Committee toEmploy engineer at SpecialAleeting Saturday toPrevent Delay.A special meeting of council washeld Saturday afternoon. At thismeeting the only business transactedwas to receive a report from the lightcommittee and act upon that report.It will be remembered that at theregular meeting of council on .Monday,March 2, the light committee was empowered to employ an electrical englneor to furnish plans and specifications for a municipal light plant andestimates of costof installation of sucha plant.The committee reported that it hadnot taken any action and was discharged. A resolution was then passedreclndlng and repealing the resolutionpm powering the committee to employan engineer.Follow Ing the meeting of Monday oflast week. Lyman Beecher, managerof the Hillsboro Light & Fuel Co., began circulating a petition asking thattlie question of employing an engineeras called for In the resolution be referred to a vote of the people and fixing,tlie date of the election at theregular election to be held Nov. 3,1914. Mr. Beecher stated that hispurpose In asking for sucli an electionwas that the question of building amunicipal light plant was of such Importance to the village that councilshould not act without a vote of thepeople.The members of council took theposition that the time set for theelection was too far off and wouldcause an unreasonable delay in settlingthe question ; that the present contract expired next September; thatunder the referendum petition councilwould be held up until November tosecure plans and specifications; thatthe question of Issuing bonds andbuilding the plant would next comeup and that further delay could besecured when the whole questionshould be settled before next November; that they had no Intention oftaking any definite action on buildinga plant without a voteof the peopleand that the resolution passed at theregular meeting was for the sole purpose of securing Information for thebenefits of the members of council,so that they would know what was thewise thing to do.The members of council state thatthey are trying as far as possible topost themselves on every phase of thelight question for the purpose of taking such action as will be best for thepeople of Hillsboro.The light question is of great Importance to the people of Hillsboro andshould be carefully studied by everyone without prejudice."Red" White Signs Up.Kirby "Red" White, of this place,has signed for this season with theSioux City, la., team of the WesternLeague,Tho high regard in which "Red" isheld by'the fans of Sioux City is shownbi the following clipping from theSioux City Tribune of March 6:"Kirby White, premier hurler on thePacker pitching staff last season andpicked by many baseball experts aswithout a peer In the Western league,will wear a Sioux Clcy uniform forthe coming year. FoT weeks the moneykings of the Federal league have beeuflirting with the big redtop, and theanxiety over his return was not allaj eduntil his slgne I contract was receivedby President E J. Ilanlon t day. ,Accompanjiny the document was aletter from White in which he said liewill toe at the Tulsa training camp onMarch 18, and that he willdoall in hispower to help give Sioux City a winnerthis year. White practically was theonly Holdout and his signing Is a relief to local magnatesSpraying Demonstration.Pruning and spraying demonstration will be given by a representativeof the Agricultural Commission ofOhio, at the farm of F. S. Spargur,near Ratnsboro, Thursday afternoon,March 10. Bring samples of Injury toyour trees and shrubs. Everybodywelcome. adv.Don't fall to heir Ralph Binghamat Bell's Opera nouse Saturday night.Are Ably and Fully Discussed by Supt. PattersonFriday NightSPENDING MOREMONEYIEach Year Than is Being Received and Question Is, "WhatShall Be Done?" HowAloney is Expended.The regular meeting of the BusinessMen's Association was held at theCourt House Friday night.A general Invitation had been extended to the people of Hillsboro toattend the meeting to hear the discussion of the problems of the Hillsboro public schools by Supt. C C. Patterson. About 100 ftere present.As soon as the routine business ofthe Association had been transactedPresident Free called upon Prof. Pattersou Prof. Patterson had charts preparedto clearly show all of the facts whichhe presented. In his opening remarks'he explained briefly the provisions of. . .the new school law as. they effectedthe Hillsboro schools. He said thatthe county would be divided into districts, having district supervisors andover all the districts would be acounty superintendent ; that Hillsboro could go Into this new plan orcontinue as at present as might bechosen ; that If we went in as long asthe board of education retained thepresent superintendent, the countysuperintendent would have no voice inthe selection of superintendent but ifa change was desired the countysuperintendent could nominate a manto succeed him, but the board stillhad the power of selection of ids successors that it did not have to eUcbthe man nominated by the countysuperintendent.He explained that if we went intothe new system the county superintendent could fix the minimum courseof study to be taught In the schools,but he did not think that this wouldIn any way effect the local schools asthere was no probability that it wouldequal the present course The financial ben fits to accrue to the loiialschools by going Into the system hethought would amount to about $050.Tiie financial conditions confrontingour schools were next taken up byProf Patterson. He showed the recelpts from all sources from Jan. 1,1013, to Jan. 1, 1911, and the expenditures for all purposes during that period. The receipts in round numberswere $20 000 and the expenditures$22,500. That the school hid not faceda deficit before tills, he said, was dueto thevwise policy carried out by theschool boards .In previous years whichhad provided a surplusof $0 000. whichwas on hand in 1010 when the SmithOne Per Cent Law went into effect ;that since that time we had each yearspent more than we received for running the schools and that at the endof the present year the balance In thetreasury would not amount to over$700, so that unless more money waraised next year or expenses curtailedwe would be In debt from $1,500 to$2,000 at the end of the year. Moremoney, he explained, could be raisedby more personal property being returned for taxation, a vote of the people for a special tax levy for school. purposes or by Issuing bonds Theexpenses could be cut down by short-, Mrs. Samuel Griffin, of this place, atoning the school year or discontinuing tended the funeral,some of the present departments. .He also called attention to certain Lieut. G. P. George, of U. S. Array,improvements badly needed. He said inspected the local company of Nationthat the furnaces at the 'Webster al Guards Tuesday night. He was acbuilding needed replacing and might compalned by Major Arthur N Frenchbe condemned at anytime by a stateInspector ; that the toilet accommodatlonsat that building were a .disgrace to the community and that ifthe manual training work was to becontinued that It wonld be necessaryto expend about $750 for additionalequipment.These facts he thought should beknown to the people of nillsboro i.so1they could determ.ne what action theydesired to take.At the conclusion of his address anumber of questions were asked him,among them the cost of each pupil inthe nigh School, the number of Pat-terson graduate atterding and what cusslon of the questions will oa hadeacli of them pild ne stated that ' and if possible a policy adopted. Anthis yew there were 70 Patterson nouueement of the date of this meetgraduates In the nigh School, that jng will be made latereach one p ild $25 and that the cost! tj10 nillsboro schools need aboutwas about $35 for each student andthat next year thelatter amountwould be charged.The address disclosed the conditionThe Methodist revival Is In fullswing. It often seems to take a weekor so to get such a meeting started,but this meeting has been a successfrom the very start. Monday nightis usually considered a difficult nightfor a meel,nffi but the house wasfilled. The Methodist "round up" began taonday evening. A special efforthad been made to get the first of sixgroups of 110 eacli present. 45 out ofthis group accupled the seats reservedfor them. Those responsible for theattendance were W. E. Caldwell, Mrs.Will Bean and Miss Lllllo AyresTuesday night the church was filledagain. GO of the sec&nd group were in 1their places R B. Kalrley, John W. 'Fenner and Mis W. L Dillon were Incharge.Cottage prayer meetings are being 'held all over the city. People of alldenominations are joining In thesemeetings. Over 200 attended Monday, jO.-er 300 on Tuesday.Thursday the pastor, Rev Earl R.Slutz, will preach on the subject,"Sealed by the Spirit." On Fridayevening he will speak on the subject,"What Is a Methodist-as to his practl-,cal life." It was first announced thatthis sermon would be elven Thursday-night, but when It became know n thatthe matter of "popular amusements" iwould be considered, a number of theHigh School students requested thatthe time be changed to Friday, so that .they could attend. ISunday a Gospel Team of Billy Sun-.day converts will be here from Colum Ibus. Frank Kirkpatrick will be with jthem. Four of them form a quartet.Reports from other places where theyhave been Indlcate'that there will bea lively time at the Methodist ChurchSunday.Tne Baptist revival services closedSunday night with 29 accessions tothe church.It Is good for a person to laugh andif you want to laugh heartily hearBingham Saturday night. He Is areal entertainer. adv.Mrs. Sarah A. Doggett and son,Frank, Miss Maude Henry and ScottWorley were the guests of the latter'sparents. Judge and Mrs J. B Worley,Sunday.The Ladles Aid Society at theChurch of Christ will give a market ofall good things to eat, also dust capsand aprons in the room of Simon Hlderon east Main street, Saturday, March11. Your patronage Is solicited.William Howard, aged 52 years, diedat a hospital in Columbus Saturday.The body was brought here Mondayand funeral servlresheld at St. Mary'sCatholic church. Mr. noward wasformerly a resident of Hillsboro.Mrs. Noah B. Miller, aged 80 years,died at her home here Friday. Thebody was taken to Prospect M. E.Church Sunday where the serviceswere held, conducted by Rev. ''carff.Two children, Miss Adelaide Miller,of this place, and Absolom Miller, ofFolsom, survive her.Mrs. Sarah Hall, aged 91 years and6 months, died at her home in Lynchburg Saturday from the Infirmitiesof old age The funeral was heldSunday afternoon ; interment in theMasonic cemetery at Lynchburg. Sheis survived by two daughters Mrs.Lizzie McKenzle and Mrs., R. B. Wigping, both of Lvnchburir. Mr. andof 1st Reg. O. N. G., Capt. John M.Pattlson, of 1st Reg. O. N. G. andI Lieut. J. E. Lawlie, 2nd Reg O N G.Capt. Wedding of the Ideal companyalso received word that the local company had been assigned to the 1st Regiment. The company lias been unattached for several months.and needsof the public schools. Itwas a discussion of the problems ofthe most Important Institutions of thetown and contained much food forthouerht. It is planned to have ameeting at the Washington schoolbulldlnir soon at which a farther dis$3,000 more each year than they arenow receiving? How are we going toraise this money ? It is a questionevery citizen should be studyingArmory Board Will Pass onHillsboro Site at Aleeting Next SaturdaySTATE ARCHITECT HEREOn Tuesday and Wednesday toExamine Lot and PreparePlans for Presentationto State Board.The chances for a State Armory Inlllllsbjro are most favorable and Itnow looks like the building would bestarted in from 00 to 90 days.Tho State Armory Board will actupon the armory for Hillsboro nextSaturday and If favorable the workwill be started within a few months.Capt. Carl I. Best, of Dton, architect of the State Armory Board washere Tuesday and Wednesday to examine the lot, so that he could presentplans for the building and advise theState Board at its meeting Saturday.Capt. Best stated that while he didnot know what action the state boardwould take that he did not supposethey would send him here and requesthim to submit plans unless It wastheir Intention to build an armoryhere. He also stated that Hillsborowas the first place that would be conslJereJ by the State Board.The tentative plans drawn uy Capt.Best call for a two story press brickbuilding 88 by 96 feet. The drill hallwill be in the rear of the building andwill be 53 by 85 feet. It takes the entire rear part of the building, runningto top of building, Tne otlicers' quarters are on the second floor. The roomfor the G. A. R., a rceptlon room,kitchen and dining room and room forquartermaster's stores are on the firstfloor.The building completed will cost$20,000.i-i m m mDeath of James J. Brown.James J. Brown, 3ged 74 jears, diedat his home here Saturday inornin .Mr. Brown had been an invalid forsixteen years Bofore that he was engaged in the drug busine s here andat Springfield. The funeral serviceswere held Monday afternoon at 'Jo'clock, conducted by Rev L E. Durrand Rev Earl 11 Slutz. Intermentwas made in the Hillsboro cemetery.He was an old soldier serving as alieutenant of tlie 24th Ohio Light Artillery. He is survived by his wife,and one son, George.Probate Court Proceedings.Ida M. Burgess, gdn of Albert OrvileCropper, filed first account.Wm C. Mitchell, admr oi J no B.Mitchell, tiled inventory aiidppiaisement. Wm. C. Mitchell, admr. of Jno B.Mitchell, filed partnership, inventoryand appraisement.Sophia Smallej,adra, of R. M.Smalley, tiled iuventory and appraisement.Frank A. Collins, exr. of Mary AnnToohey, filed first, final and distributive account.Bonaparte Hudwell, exr of Edw.Hudwell, filed first and final account.B. K. Wilklns, exr. of Geo. W.Rhoades, tiled inventory and appraisement. Kate II. Lafferty elected to take under will of Nelson B. Lafferty.J. M. McCreight appointed exr. ofP. F. Henderson.Myrta Chaney, exrx of Mary Roush,filed inventory and appraisement.James C. Roads appointed trusteeof Frances Pepplo.Isma T Roads appointed trustee ofJulia E Roads.Mary Ann Burns and Mary nolleran,exrs. of Cornelius Curry, hied report ofprivate sale of personal property.John F. Putman, admr of AnniePutman, tiled petition to sell realestateWill of Lydia L. Shaffer filed.Robt. Hopkins appointed admr. ofR. 11. Hopkins.m m -D. M.Meneley was called to CherryFork Wednesday by the serious Ulnes3of his father, George G. Meneloy. Hisfather suffered a stroke of paralysisand is lying in an unconscious condition. He is 80 y ears of age and as thisIs the third stroke lie has suffered, butslight hope of his recovery is entertalned.Hugh M. Lynch, of Chilllcothe, inspected the Masonic lodge, of Hillsboro, Tuesday night.Tlie regular meeting of the Homeand School Association will be held atthe Webster Echool building Fridayafternoon at 2 o'clock.afljabHBflJM,-ur'A!J'a, ASN. ... iSs ;'CV . ,v! 4. ... tkO, tt-r . v wMl!.-. ,X f i t.